Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey

by Rachel Hewitt

Book Overview

Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map - the first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles. The Ordnance Survey is a much beloved British institution, and Map of a Nation is, amazingly, the first popular history to tell the story of the map and the men who dreamt and delivered it. The Ordnance Survey's history is one of political revolutions, rebellions and regional unions that altered the shape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847082548
• ISBN13: 9781847082541
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"